Table 3.
Descriptive statistics on the maximum percentage of chondrocytes (%) observed in the cartilage of the femoral condyles, in the various histological sections from each condyle, with or without prosthesis (neomeniscus), six weeks after implantation. Comparison using the Mann-Whitney U test (μ = 0.05)
| Percentage of chondrocytes (%) after 6 weeks |
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|---|---|---|
| Control | Prosthesis | |
| M | 10.81 | 19.23 |
| SD | 0.53 | 6.87 |
| SEM | 0.20 | 2.81 |
| MAX | 11.5 | 29.5 |
| MIN | 10.2 | 11.7 |
| N | 7 | 6 |
Mann-Whitney U Uc = 6 U = 0.0 p < 0.05